Trackpad Clicking Problem

My new, White MacBook 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo is pretty sweet, but something is not right with "clicking" enabled on the trackpad.
Try this, MacBook brethren: Enable trackpad clicking. Open Safari and use trackpad to position your arrow upon Safari's "down" scrolling arrow at the bottom right of the Safari window. Now, use trackpad clicking three or four times in succession, at a steady rate, to scroll down the web page. Does your mouse arrow jitter off of the scroll arrow forcing you to reposition your mouse arrow over the scroll arrow again? This is happening to me. Double clicking, too, causes the mouse arrow to jump, usually to the left a bit. Not a big problem, most of the time, but if you are scrolling and want to watch the window content while you click, this "track pad" jitter is very, very frustrating.
Please advise what you get, thanks!
STEVE

Hey Steve,
I've had the clicking feature turned off, b/c it kept interfering with selecting text on accidental double clicks. I turned it back on and tried what you did, and mine has the tendency to go all over the place when clicking multiple times in succession.
This is because I probably am not clicking the same exact spot every time, causing the mouse to move ever so slightly. If you turn on two finger scrolling, you can scroll through any document or web page without having to click the mousepad; it's a very nice feature and I'd strongly recommend to use this instead of clicking, because it's just so convenient. I use the button on the trackpad for clicking, because I got fed up with the accidental input when I tried to use the trackpad to scroll.
Just my $.02.

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My girlfriend has the exact same model of Macbook Pro. Same year, same season, exact same specs. Her trackpad works perfectly.
I brought the computer to a Genius Bar, and the "Genius" said that it was just fine and somehow magically got it to register his clicks. I think maybe he had a sercret Magic Mouse under the table. I left bewildered and defeated.
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Don't worry about what the 'Genius' had to say most are just Apple grunts, slugging it out in the trenches.
If you are out of warranty / AppleCare then I would suggest finding an authorized independent Apple repair company. Go there, get a ridiculous quote (most likely) then ask around and find a local computer repair shop. Any place with "Apple Authorized" is basically like dealing with Apple.
You could also ask another 'Genius' or a 'Super Genius' (ie Manager.)
I promise you are not alone.
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- A glass of Merlot.
- A glass of water
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- A dog, knocking the laptop off the couch and to the floor.
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This definitly sounds like it's on the right track! My macbook is a 2009, so if this is common amongst 2009s it could be the problem.
From the video though, I wasn't clear if the problem that this solution address is for which of the two problems:
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2) The trackpad clicking with an average push but not registering without clicking hard
This solution is also interesting to me because I had my battery replaced about 5 months a go and it might be possible that this screw could have been moved at that time.
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